| Philippe du Contant de la Molette | |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1737 |
| Birth Place: | La Côte-Saint-André, Dauphiné, France |
| Death Cause: | Reign of Terror |
| Nationality: | French |
| Education: | Sorbonne |
| Occupation: | theologian and biblical scholar |
Philippe du Contant de La Molette (1737–1793) was a French theologian and biblical scholar.
He was born at La Côte-Saint-André, in Dauphiné, France, 29 August 1737. He studied at the Sorbonne, and, in 1765, defended a thesis on Job, in six languages. Louis XV was so well pleased that he allowed him to pass the examinations for the licentiate without the required delays, a privilege, however, which de la Molette did not use. Later on, he became Vicar-General of the diocese of Vienne, France.
He died on the scaffold during the Reign of Terror in 1793.
As a biblical author, he shows great erudition and is well versed in the Semitic languages, but he lacked originality, and his criticism is often misleading. His works, all published in Paris, are the following:
He had also done considerable work as a preparation for a French: Nouvelle Bible polyglotte, but it is doubtful whether he ever published it.